Australian Government Trials National Firewall

halll7 writes: The BBC reports: The official watchdog, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has been conducting laboratory tests of six filtering products, and the government plans a live trial soon. 'Although the internet has opened up a world of possibilities and benefits for Australian children,' noted communications minister Stephen Conroy when he announced his intention to police the internet earlier in the year, 'it has also exposed them to continually emerging and evolving dangers that did not previously exist.'